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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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